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Credit insurance help for UK exporters to Iraq

UK exporters who want to take part in the reconstruction of Iraq are set to benefit from short-term cover offered by the UK's Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD). Cover is to be made available for up to US$100m on exports...

State loan safety net for small firms in crisis

The government will soon have to tread a fine line between heeding small firms' calls to expand its loan guarantee…


Participation vital for small business growth

The primary objective of the Revised National Policy for Rural Development programme, co-owned by the African Development Foundation (ADF) and…

#small business#WHO


Network of offices to promote Lombard companies for exports

An agreement for the start of a network of regional offices to promote the process of internationalisation and development of…


Verdict in trial of Commercial Financial Services co-founder

A federal jury found former Commercial Financial Services (CFS) co-founder Bill Bartmann not guilty of charges tied to a company…

#Bill#financial services#Two


Sanpaolo IMI signs an agreement with SACE for Iraq

The Institute for Insurance Services for Foreign Trade (SACE) and Sanpaolo IMI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for short-term…

#bank#exporters#international


KBC raises stake in insurer Warta

Belgian KBC Insurance raised its stake in Polish insurer Warta from 40.03% to 51.03%. The increase in the shareholding fits…

#bank#insurance#KBC


Survey reports surge in business start-ups

The number of businesses starting up in the past year has risen sharply, according to a new index that challenges…

#small business#small businesses#trade


Nine charged in factoring company’s fraud on Portuguese bank

Nine men were indicted on charges of stealing $170 million from a Portuguese bank branch in Florida through what prosecutors…

#bank#Clear#interest


UK queries timetable for Basel accord

The UK Treasury has broken ranks with other European supporters of the Basel II banking reforms by warning that the…


HSBC revises its Hong Kong GDP growth forecast

George Leung, chief economist, Greater China at The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited comments: In view of the faster…

#exports#GDP#interest rates


Post-insolvency set-off: South Africa moves towards international best practice

Globalisation and the rapid expansion of international trade has highlighted the need for uniform and consistent insolvency legislation across international…

#insolvency#international#International Trade

New credit insurance draws sector interest

Several Peruvian insurers are likely to offer a new government-backed export credit insurance product next year, according to national foreign…

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